Harlands Primary School

West SussexAcademy converter

Penland Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1PJ

Headteacher: Mr David McKeown-WebsterSchool website ↗Pupils: 457 (capacity: 450)Part of HARLANDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 58%·Maths 82%All three 57%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected58%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
55of 61 (90.2%)
How many applied in total?
190

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
2.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
227 girls, 230 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 78% (2017/18), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1673.0%10.0%+2.2-0.3+0.2
2016/1772.0%15.0%+1.8-2.1+0.6
2017/1878.0%17.0%+1.3-0.8+1.4
2018/1975.0%10.0%+3.7+0.8+2.1
2022/2372.0%17.0%+3.00.0+0.4
2023/2469.0%5.0%---
2024/2557.0%3.0%---
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